Archive - 3 July 2009

The tiny hamlet of Pendang in Kedah has been gripped by gold fever as residents flock in droves to a quarry in search of 'shiny yellow objects'.

Although Pakatan is led by a 'master magician', a social scientist says the shadow committee cannot be expected to pull rabbits out of its hat anytime soon.

A Pakatan Rakyat voter registration exercise in Malacca turned unruly last night thanks to some Umno Youth members who allegedly kicked and damaged a table.

While Pakatan tries to 'resuscitate' its support from the Indian community, MIC has been moving silently on the ground to woo those who are disgruntled.

Over the past three decades, the national oil company has contributed almost half a trillion ringgit to the government’s coffers - RM426.6 billion to be exact.

Malaysia's exports slumped 29.7 percent in May from a year earlier, hitting their lowest level since 2001 with demand evaporating.

Party stalwart Lim Kit Siang says the crisis in Kedah is bigger than pigs. He feels that the villagers of Kampung Buah Pala are misinformed. [VIDEO INSIDE]

She may still be a teen but Manohara Odelia Pinot is clearly mature beyond her years.

Its CEO and Bintulu MP Tiong King Sing has been issued a warning that he faces punishment if he failed to attend a Public Accounts Committee inquiry into the PKFZ fiasco.

As the media continues to pour fuel on the possible incineration of Pakatan and its leaders frantically try to douse the flames, DAP's father and son team however show no urgency.

Police have detained three terror suspects under a tough security law for allegedly trying to revive the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) militant group here.

UPDATED 5.28PM Penang PKR chief wants Lim to go to the ground, get his facts right and find an amicable win-win solution for all to end the Kg Buah Pala crisis.

A complaint has been lodged against the entire 13-member board of FCCT over the distribution of a DVD that included a controversial speech made at the club in 2007.

Stop making piecemeal policy announcements. What the people and nation need is a comprehensive plan and strategy to help us catch up with the leaders of the pack.

Citizen Journalist Video Large fishing vessels are posing a threat to the safety and livelihood of fishermen from Pulau Betong in Penang.

The Penang CM has abandoned all principles of good governance especially in the sacking of Johari Kassim as a councillor, says state PKR chief Zahrain Hashim

Action constitutes a form of torture and is deemed to be a violation of fundamental human rights which can scar a person for life.

Final eviction notice given to man trading on railway land for 50 years dashes all hope.

Curious parents of children studying in Australian universities often wonder if Aussies are anti-Asian. Media coverage in early June of Indian students being harassed and harangued in Melbourne has understandably stoked parents' fear

The problems plaguing the fledgling Pakatan Rakyat coalition continue to hog the limelight in all the major dailies, including their editorials.

Villagers from several longhouses are crying foul over a timber company, linked to a prominent Sarawak businessman's family and a politician from Kapit.

Indian community splinters apart as two of their parties fall prey to sorcery of suspicion and and political dissimilarities

Will the Manek Urai by-election be a straight contest between Umno/Barisan Nasional and PAS or will the race be a stampede?

free ‘I may be wrong but I believe (ex-Ferrari boss) Todt and Michelle Yeoh are not married but living together. What is the government telling the young?’

free ‘PAS should realise that it cannot go far with its hardline policies. On one hand, It talks about unity but on the other hand, does things which are totally contradictory.’

While they are often the last to go to bed and the first ones to rise in homes, domestic helpers in Malaysia are taken for granted.

UPDATED 1.34PM Anwar Ibrahim's application at the High Court to seek prosecution's documents for his sodomy trial has been adjourned to allow his lawyer to seek medical treatment.

In recent months there has been much news about a spate of brutal attacks on Indian overseas students. These have especially occurred in Melbourne, although there have been cases in other cities. Many of the attacks have been vicious.

The plane with 228 people on board was apparently intact at the time of impact and hit the water belly-first, according to a month-long probe into the disaster.